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LAT Host Setup

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9: LAT Host Setup The EZWebCon configuration software is the easiest way to configure the Server. See your Installation Guide for more information on using the EZWebCon software. Note: A LAT license number, which can be obtained from your dealer or Lantronix, is required for all multi-port server units. You will not be able to use LAT functionality until you enter the license number and reboot the unit. Servers servicing LAT print queues must have the LAT protocol enabled (the default). To verify that LAT is enabled, enter the List Protocols command. 9.1 Printing from LAT LAT print queues can print directly to a port or they can print to a service. Printing directly to a port requires no Server configuration and is the recommended method. Refer to your LATCP documentation as you read the following sections. You will need system privileges to create and change LAT ports. 9.1.1 Printing to an Application Port Most VMS applications that can use the Server will require the setup of a LAT application port. This is a device that allows programs to treat a LAT connection as a physical port for input and output. For example, a printer might be configured to use port LTA3419, which might be connected, or mapped, to port 1 on the Server. The LAT port can be mapped to either a service or a specific port on the Server. To configure LAT on your VMS host machine so that users can connect to a remote port, use the LATCP program to create a new, unique port, then set it to the appropriate node and port name. Enter the following commands at the VMS system prompt: Figure 9-1: Creating a LAT Application Port $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:LATCP LCP> CREATE PORT LTAnnnn/APPLICATION LCP> SET PORT LTAnnnn/node=servername/port=port_1 LCP> SHOW PORT LTAnnnn LCP> EXIT In the example above, the nnnn designation refers to any unused LAT port number; use the Show Ports command to see which port numbers are in use. Once the port has been created, VMS users can use port LTAnnnn to connect to the Server. When the port is used as the target of an application, such as a print queue, a LAT connection with the service will be attempted. LATCP ports are not permanently configured. To create the required LAT devices after each host reboot, add the necessary commands to the SYS$MANAGER:LAT$SYSTARTUP.COM file. 9-1

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1
9:
LAT Host Setup
The EZWebCon configuration software is the easiest way to configure the Server. See your
Installation
Guide
for more information on using the EZWebCon software.
Note:
A LAT license number, which can be obtained from your dealer or Lantronix, is
required for all multi-port server units. You will not be able to use LAT
functionality until you enter the license number and reboot the unit.
Servers servicing LAT print queues must have the LAT protocol enabled (the default). To verify that LAT
is enabled, enter the
List Protocols
command.
9.1
Printing from LAT
LAT print queues can print directly to a port or they can print to a service. Printing directly to a port requires
no Server configuration and is the recommended method. Refer to your LATCP documentation as you read
the following sections. You will need system privileges to create and change LAT ports.
9.1.1
Printing to an Application Port
Most VMS applications that can use the Server will require the setup of a LAT
application port
. This is a
device that allows programs to treat a LAT connection as a physical port for input and output. For example,
a printer might be configured to use port LTA3419, which might be connected, or mapped, to port 1 on the
Server. The LAT port can be mapped to either a service or a specific port on the Server.
To configure LAT on your VMS host machine so that users can connect to a remote port, use the LATCP
program to create a new, unique port, then set it to the appropriate node and port name. Enter the following
commands at the VMS system prompt:
Figure 9-1:
Creating a LAT Application Port
In the example above, the nnnn designation refers to any unused LAT port number; use the Show Ports
command to see which port numbers are in use. Once the port has been created, VMS users can use port
LTA
nnnn
to connect to the Server. When the port is used as the target of an application, such as a print
queue, a LAT connection with the service will be attempted.
LATCP ports are not permanently configured. To create the required LAT devices after each host reboot,
add the necessary commands to the SYS$MANAGER:LAT$SYSTARTUP.COM file.
$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:LATCP
LCP> CREATE PORT LTA
nnnn
/APPLICATION
LCP> SET PORT LTA
nnnn
/node=
servername
/port=port_1
LCP> SHOW PORT LTA
nnnn
LCP> EXIT